A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BELIFES OF BIRTH IN BRAHMANISM-HINDUISM AND THERAVADA BUDDHISM

Abstract

The results of the study were as follows: 1) to study the belief of birth in Brahmanism-Hinduism and Theravada Buddhism, and 3) to comparatively study the belief of birth in Brahmanism-Hinduism and Theravada Buddhism. This study is of documentary research. Both Brahmanism-Hinduism and Buddhism have the same view on the meaning and principle, but they have different view on the method that will make ones liberated from rebirth; Brahmanism-Hinduism has the view that one who wishes to emancipate from rebirth has to follow the four kinds of kammas, whereas Theravada Buddhism, has the view that one who wishes to be emancipated has to follow the Noble Eightfold Paths that are the ways of practice leading one to attain the path
(magga) fruit (phala) and nibbāna without being born again.